MALDIVES

The Maldives is an archipelago located in the middle of the Indian Ocean. There are 26 atolls and the capital city is Malé that has a international airport from where you can reach the numerous beautiful islands by air taxi or speed boat.

Best time to visit the Maldives:

The best time to visit the maldives is from January until end of April.

Best Hotel choice of the Maldives

there are plenty of luxurious Hotels and Resorts at the Maldives, but it is not always easy to find the right hotel that suits your needs.

Veligandu Island Resort & Spa

is surrounded by a beautiful lagoon, has an amazing house reef and long stretches of white, sandy beach, is the only Resort on the island of Veligandu, North Ari Atoll. It is 600 meters long by 150 meters wide.

After a 20 minute flight seaplane transfer from the international airport Ibrahim Nasir you will immediately feel like in paradise.

It is ideal place to relax, enjoy the amazing scenery & spent romantic moments with your partner.

Even if the island is small you will never get boring. The resort offers a big choice of sport activities and amazing tours.

You can explore the magnific Veligandu reef directly by snorkeling from the beach and admire turtles, rays, sharky & dolphins.

If you are looking for a memorable experience book the water villa, you will not regret …

Dolomites the #Dolomites are a mountain range part of the UNESCO World Heritage, located in northeastern Italy. This fantastic rock formations counts to the most beautiful in the World because Continue Reading →

Dolomites

the #Dolomites are a mountain range part of the UNESCO World Heritage, located in northeastern Italy. This fantastic rock formations counts to the most beautiful in the World because of its spectacular vertical forms (towers, pinnacles, spires) and because of its bright color that leads to a great variety of scenery.

Best place to stay in the Dolomites

Nature Hotel Delta

Nature Hotel Delta is nestled in a sunny, quiet, scenic position in the heart of the Dolomites – Alta Badia and surrounded by the magnificent Sella Mountain Range, this HOTEL is a perfect starting-point for a vast number of #activities.

The Best Time to visit the Dolomites

The best time to visit the #Dolomites during the #Summer Season is from June until October. There are plenty of activities you can choose. Climbing, cycling, hiking, rafting and paragliding.

Dolomites Best Hiking Tours:

– Natural Park Fanes – Sennes – Braies

– Natural Park Puez – Odle

Dolomites Best Climbing Tours:

– Via ferrata Tridentina

– Via ferrata Piz da Lec

The #Winter Season starts from beginning of December until middle of April. Beside skiing and snowboarding you can snowshoeing or ice-skating.

The Dolomiti Superski area includes 12 different ski areas and 1200 km of well prepared ski slopes. That makes this ski area one of the most popular in the World.

Dolomites Ski Tours:

– Sellaronda

– Marmolada

– Lagazuoi / Cinque Torri

Aside from the beautiful landscape what makes this place even more particular are the local people with its unique traditions and languages. The spoken languages are Italian, German and Ladin.

Do you like to feel like in PARADISE ???

If you like to feel like in paradise there is a amazing hotel on the Bophut Beach, Six Senses Samui.

A unique experience is guaranteed.

#Koh Samui is the second biggest Island after Phuket in Thailand. You can reach this amazing island from Bangkok in just one-hour flight and I recommend you also to look at my Bangkok post if you intend to visit that unique city too.

The climate is warm and humid for most of the year. October and November are month with a higher probability of rain. The swimming is incredible as the water is over 25 °C / 77 °F the whole year.

Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy a romantic seafood dinner on the beach with delicious lobsters, prawns and crabs.

#KOH SAMUI BEACHES

The Chaweng beach is the biggest and has a white fine sand. Because of its popularity, it became very busy, be it on the beach, on the water (jet ski, boats,..) or in the town. There is always action.

If you prefer just to relax and enjoy the beach make sure you book a hotel in a position as the Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui, it is located on the calmer side of the beach.

The Lamai beach is just a couple of km far away and it is much calmer but the sand is not that fine and white.

Silver Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches on Koh Samui, it is a small white sand beach. You can go there also just on a day trip.

#KOH SAMUI SIGHTS:

– Trip to the Buddha Temple

– Elephant riding

– Deep sea fishing

#Trips from Koh Samui

Ko Phangan and Koh Tao can be reached by speedboats and if you like to party make sure to get to the Full Moon Party on Ko Phangan. With more than 10000 people a month, it counts to one of the most popular parties in the World. You can also stay in Ko Samui and book the Full Moon Party Package directly in your hotel and you will see how much fun the night transfer by speedboat is.

#DUBAI

This absorbing city of the United Arab Emirates shows its distinction between rich and poor at the highest. The big oil industry is the reason for its quick expansion. The endless high buildings in the middle of the desert are impressive. You quickly figure out that the amount of money to realize something is irrelevant. An example is the highest tower in the World, the “Burj Khalifa”, 828 meters high. You cannot leave this city without having been on the top of this tower. I recommend you to buy the tickets at least 1 month in advance because most of the time it is fully booked. You can purchase the tickets online and make sure that you enter the building 1 hour before sunset, so you will see the day and night skyline of Dubai.

The #Dubai Mall biggest Mall in the World and the #Mall of The Emirates are a unique experience, too. While the Dubai Mall is famous for the largest acrylic aquarium panel, the Mall of The Emirates is popular for its indoor skiing.

#Luxury is also part of many hotels, as the 7-star hotel “Burj Al Arab” and the “Atlantis The Palm”. They definitely count to the best hotels in Dubai and are really worth a visit once in your life.

A awesome place to spend a great evening is the 360° Bar Dubai located close to the Jumeirah Beach Hotel and situated in the middle of the sea. You can enjoy great cocktails while having an amazing sighting.

In order to see the other face of Dubai I recommend you to visit the old city Deira where you also find excellent, traditional and cheap restaurants. The “Aroos Damascus” restaurant is a unique experience. Most visitors are local people and you get plenty of delicious food for a very reasonable price.

#Dubai is a perfect city to visit for a couple of days and as there are many international flights that pass through Dubai make sure that you book a stopover ticket also if you fly to another destination. You will not regret.

Check my photo gallery to get an idea how this amazing city looks like.

#BARCELONA is one of the most global cities of the World because of its culture, commerce, fashion and numerous sights. The Spanish / Catalan lifestyle transmit you a high sense of being. As many South European countries Barcelona is also characterized of a daily routine that has its playback mostly during the evenings. As the working day for a big part of people starts later than in other countries, you will recognize that many habits as breakfast, lunch, dinner and clubbing are time shifted.

#BARCELONA SIGHTS

The Sagrada Familia, a large Roman Catholic church designed by the famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí.

Parc Guell designed also by Antoni Gaudí with its unique architectural elements, located on a hill with amazing lookout over the city of Barcelona.

Casa Batlló is the masterpiece of Gaudí, with its unique colorful mosaic and curve style.

Casa Milá / Casa Pedrera another amazing building designed by Antoni Gaudí

Picasso museum

Barcelona Market & La Rambla

Camp Nou museum, home stadium of FC Barcelona

#BARCELONA HOTELS

Barcelona has plenty of hotels all over the city. I recommend you to stay at the Hotel Espana Ramblas or at the Royal Ramblas as they are very closed to the Rambla and the metro station. From there you can reach the numerous sights easily by metro and walk around the Rambla at night without taking taxis. As every city in the World, also Barcelona has places you should avoid especially at night. The Rambla del Raval is supposed to be a bit dangerous for nightly hour’s visits.

#BARCELONA CULINARY

There are plenty of delicious Tapas Bars/Restaurants in this amazing city. Do not miss the opportunity to visit the Tapa Tapa Restaurant closed to Casa Batlló. They offer you a great choice of different type of Tapas, from the famous jamon iberico to delicious paellas and mariscos. A great experience will be to have a dinner at the Salamanca Restaurant, a superb seafood restaurant attended also by Fc Barcelona soccer players and other VIP. It is located in Barceloneta and we were recommended to go there by some locals as the restaurant is a bit hidden. It was absolutely worth a visit also if it is a bit expensive.

Bangkok is one of the most populated and visited cities in the World. High temperatures, humidity and particular odors characterize the capital of Thailand on the one hand and on the other, it becomes more and more technological and rich because of trade and tourism.

BANGKOK SIGHTS

I recommend to visit them by boat along the Chao Phraya River. Be careful which boat you take, there is a big price difference. You can easily get a private boat for a quarter of what they ask you the first time. The second and cheapest, but more crowded option is to take a public boat. One trip will cost you only 0,50 €. Personally, I prefer to stay around local people, so you get in touch with their culture and that makes your trip unique.

BANGKOK TOP 5

1 Wat Arun “The Temple of Dawn” made up of colorfully decorated spires

2 Wat Po where you can admire the Giant Buddha

3 The Grand Palace, residence of the Kings of Siam

4 Chao Phraya River, flows around the city center and ends in the Gulf of Thailand

5 Floating Markets where the trade is still made on boats

Kazan Road and Patpong are famous for the nightlife and are definitely worth a visit.

Bangkok is also a great starting point for different beautiful islands as Koh Samui, Koh Pha Ngan, Ko Tao, Phi Phi Islands and Ko Lanta.

#YUCATAN is a famous tourist destination. Old Maya cities, cenotes and the clear Caribbean Sea characterizes the Yucatan Peninsula. Tulum was one of the last cities inhabited and built by Continue Reading →

#YUCATAN is a famous tourist destination. Old Maya cities, cenotes and the clear Caribbean Sea characterizes the Yucatan Peninsula. Tulum was one of the last cities inhabited and built by the Mayas. Chicken Itza and Coba are really worth a visit, too. While the Tulum ruins face directly to the breathtaking Caribbean Sea, Coba is located in the middle of the jungle. Yucatan is a great destination also if you like to combine adventure with relax.

#YUCATAN BEACHES

Yucatan Peninsula has plenty of nice Beaches. Some are more touristic as Cancun and Playa del Carmen and the area around Tulum is more quiet and closed to plenty of historical sights.

30 minutes from Tulum closed to Akumal there the best resorts as the Grand Palladium Resort & Spa. An amazing all-inclusive resort where you can relax in the in & outdoor Spa as well as on the long white sand beach. Right in front the resort, it is also great for snorkeling and kayaking as you will have the possibility to see plenty of rays. You can also book a 20 minutes boat tour to Akumal where you can get in touch with plenty of beautiful Turtles.

One of the nicest beaches is Playa Paraiso south of Tulum, where there are fewer facilities but you get in touch with an amazing nature, beautiful palms, white fine sand and crystal clear water. This area is also a great place for kitesurfing. If you do not need plenty of facilities and all-inclusive, the right place to stay is La Vita é Bella Bungalows, located directly on the beachfront.

#YUCATAN SIGHTS

#Maya Ruins of Tulum

#Xel- Há, a natural aquarium park considered the largest aquarium in the World

#Cenotes, caves that attract many visitors and divers

#Akumal. snorkeling with turtles in the open Carribean Sea.

#Sian Kaan Natural Reserve

#Coba, old Maya ruins in the middle of the jungle located 40 km from Tulum.

#Chichen Itza, biggest and most important Maya city located 160 km from Tulum.

You can reach these great sights by booking a group tour directly in your hotel or discover them on your own by renting a car. You have just to watch out the precarious roads, but that is adventure too.

#Ibiza is a Spanish island part of the Balearic islands Majorca, Menorca and Formentera. The Balearic Islands are located in the Mediterranean Sea and are a pleasant destination for its Continue Reading →

#Ibiza is a Spanish island part of the Balearic islands Majorca, Menorca and Formentera. The Balearic Islands are located in the Mediterranean Sea and are a pleasant destination for its superb temperature, landscape, beaches and culture.

#IBIZA ISLAND

I recommend you to rent a car and visit different towns and beaches. The prices to rent a car are cheap.

You can get a car from 35 € a day and they pick you up directly at your hotel in Ibiza city. A nice tour will be to drive from Ibiza city to Santa Eularia. Santa Eularia is about 45 minutes driving and has a nice beach with great restaurants. From Santa Eularia you can drive along the coast direction of Portinatx and you will see the amazing colors of the blue sea and the mixture of red and green fields.

Portinatx is a small town with different type of beaches. There are beaches with white fine sand and darker fine stone beaches.

Make sure that you visit also the hidden bay Cala d’en Serra, an old unique fisher bay.

The northern part of Ibiza has nice cliffs with great lookouts as you can see in from the hotel La Hacienda Na Xamena.

Santa Gertrudis de Fruitera is a small picturesque town in the center of Ibiza with a nice little church and superb tapas bar. After Santa Gertrudis de Fruitera in direction of Ibiza city there is an amazing steak restaurant located directly on the road. Restaurant Can Caus is famous for its carne a la brasa and definitely worth a visit.

#IBIZA CITY

is famous for its nice white buildings

and especially for its nightlife. There are plenty of great clubs and discos as the Pacha, the Privilege, the Space and the Amnesia. There are big parties all nights but the biggest are the opening and closing parties. The most popular and crowded beach is Playa D’en Bossa. You can check out the best hotel rates here.

From Ibiza city, you can also make a day tour to Formentera. Formentera counts to the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean Sea. This island has amazing Caribbean Style beaches. Ferries depart from Ibiza city every day and the trip takes you about 30 minutes with Balearia Ferries and costs you approximately 50,00 € for the round-trip.

#BEST TIME FOR IBIZA

You can visit this awesome island from end of May until beginning of October.

#Egypt Soma Bay

is located on the Red Sea Coast in Egypt at 45 kilometers south of Hurghada, the ten million square meters, self-contained community of Soma Bay is surrounded on all sides by the sea. It boasts year round sunshine and mild temperatures. Unique to Soma Bay are its white sandy beaches and panoramic views of desert mountains.

#Egypt Soma Bay Kitesurfing

Egypt Soma Bay is a secluded spot for those wishing to just relax in luxury or for the more active ones. Kitesurfing, Windsurfing and great #Desert Adventure Trips are the hit of this part of Egypt. Soma Bay offers one of the best lagoons Worldwide for Kitesurfing. The constant wind conditions grant a unique kitesurf experiences.

The kitesuf centre is situated less than 50 meters from the turquoise coloured water. It is directly in front of the speed strip with lots of free upwind space. The Palm Royale Abu Soma Resort is within walking distance and has a separate beach.

The lagoon is a 2 kilometer long and 600 meters wide area where you can stand. Depending on the tide it is between 30 cm and 60 cm deep. The hip deep water is the perfect place to learn how to body drag, stand up on the board, ride upwind or how to do the first jumps.

By low tide a part of the sandbank is dry for about 2.5 hours. But even during this time you have an area to kite just behind that sand bank. There is enough space to set up and pack down or to just put your kite down while you are taking a break without interfering with other surfers.

#Egypt Tours

From the Palm Royale Abu Soma Resort you can start amazing buggy & quad tours into the deep of the desert with its amazing scenery and its unique Bedouin villages. You can also enjoy a sunset camel or horse ride along the beach.

Egypt Soma Bay Snorkeling

There is a big choice of snorkeling sites, most of which are easily accessible straight from shore. The jetty takes you directly to one of the best snorkeling areas Tubya Arbaa and Panorama Reef. Here you can watch plenty of marine life and beautiful multicolored coral formations.

#AYERS ROCK

The Ayers Rock is a large rock formation located in the center of Australia. It is also known as Uluru. This unique mountain is part of the #UNESCO World Heritage as well as the Kata Tjuta rock formations situated at 25 km. The Ayers Rock is the emblem of Australia and sacred to the aboriginal people Anangu. You can choose whether to walk around or climb on top. If you decide to walk around, don’t forget to take enough water with you, it takes 3 hours and it will be pretty hot and dry. If you like to climb on top, you have just to know that the aborigines are against to ascend this sacred mountain and eventually they ask you to avoid it directly at the starting point.

#OUTBACK TOURS

If you like a unique experience, book a small jeep tour from Alice Springs (450 km) and camp outside around a campfire. Look at the awesome color variation and admire the stars with its milky way until you fall asleep. Avoid to book a big bus tours and to sleep in lodges unless you like to wait around and stay in queues.

If you plan your trips from Cairns to Alice Springs and you have time enough, make sure you get there with the Desert Venturer bus. It takes three days but you will see how the real Outback looks like. You can also fly at the same price but you will miss a great experience.